ANDREW JACKSONA Life in Cartoons

ANDREW JACKSON

Tariff of Abominations Jacksonians Plan North v. South (Webster v. Calhoun) SC and the “Nullies” aka Nullification Crisis Henry Clay= Compromise

Jackson and the Natives Indian Removal Act Bureau of Indian Affairs Oklahoma = “Indian Territory” Trail of Tears

ANDREW JACKSON

The Bank War “Hard money” vs. “Soft Money” Re-chartering the Bank early (1832) VETO “Pet Banks” Charter expires 1836

ANALYZING POLITICAL CARTOONS 1. Describe the action taking place in the cartoon 2. Explain the cartoonist’s message in the drawing and caption 3. Is this cartoon easy to figure out? Why or why not? 4. Does this cartoon require you to have a lot of background

information on this issue, event or person? Explain the information you need.

5. Who is the cartoonist? 6. List any persons portrayed in the drawing: 7. Did the cartoonist exaggerate any physical features of a

person? If yes, describe how it was done. 8. Were any symbols used? __yes __no If yes, what do they

represent? 9. Which person or group(s) may be most likely to agree with

its message? 10. Which person or group(s) may disagree with the cartoon’s

message?